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Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts
I've been in Beacon Theatre on Thursday watching and listening to Jone Paul Jones in the first part and King Crimson in the second part of the concert.GREAT! Rock-is-UK-UK-is-Rock. 
Can Power mono amps be too close to the speaker
My cables are 2' and I keep my monos away by 1/2' since they have an output and power transformers that can inflict additional vibrations if fully attached onto the speaker.Bryston Powerpack 250 for example, is designed to be attached right onto t... 
Stradivari violin
A great responces! THANKS! I was reading with pleasure. I know musicians that very often can tell who's playing and on what instrument(brand) not through the speakers though -- never tried to check.BTW does Izhak Perelman have Strad? 
Volume settings affect on speaker cable burn in ?
No matter how loud you're going to play it will only make a little difference since the current isn't still enough to break-in. Most of the direction-specified speaker cables are already broke in using hing voltage/current sources.You can create a... 
The BEST system you've ever built !!!!
My system contained from 4 pieces: -- Yeshchenko custom built 6-string guitar with strings made of sheep's blood tubes, -- Weltmeister 120-bass Accordion, -- Winston Trombone used as bass, -- and finaly the Snare drum with hat cymbals(do not re... 
Best Cheap, Small, High Sensitivity Speakers
Triangle Zephyr or used Triangle Ittoh. 
How much money do you want to waste?
Craig:I've sold cables on the amount of $$$ and downgraded to a simple van den hul wires that is being used on highly priced cables. The result was increadible + I upgraded my cartridge for the difference to Lyra Helikon from Benz M.09 
Speaker suggestions for Cary SLI-80 tube amp
Tannoy D700 used. 
Isolating speakers from hardwood floors
Use their regular supplied spikes placed on MDF 3/4" platform from nearest Home Depot. Place that platform either on the vibrapods that match excellent with hardwood floors or the bicycle tube. If you want to go with the bicycle tube you'll need t... 
Anyone have honest opinion of Jolida amps?
If you replace the original Chinese tubes with at least Russian ones you'll have a descent amp for the money spent.Imagine that you're buying a tube amp without the tubes -- that's how you should buy Jolida. 
CAN Bi-Amping been done Correctly?
The more I've tried such experiments the more I realize that the best way is to have 2 amps or 2 pairs of monos of one kind. It's not going to go as with built-in servo-controlled bass drivers that are on some of Genesis, Wisdom and other speakers... 
Edge Amps-Anybody ever heard 'em?
I'd used them in the party pro-dj system since during individual music listening I get headache within 10 min.On my opinion Edge cannot be smooth it can only be sharp. 
Help me with the last item in my new system
Hear this: I've downgraded from JPS Labs Superconductor speaker cables to unterminated Van Den Hul $75 6'runs directly from What Hi Fi catalogue. This is my best cable buy I've ever made. I'll be listing my JPS cables on e-bay and/or audiogon soon... 
Best speakers for a small room? 10'X14'
Totem Model1. 
Speaker Mods?
There isn't such a thing as tweeter upgrade or any other driver. If you upgrade any driver you'll have to redesign cabinet and crossover together meaning make totally different speaker.Crossover upgrade should be available only from the manufacturer.